Big Brother Goes to School

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-183
Author(s):  
Ryan Jenkins ◽  
Zachary I. Rentz ◽  
Keith Abney ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Big Brother ◽  
Ethical Guidance ◽  
History Of ◽  
Faculty And Staff

Few sectors are more affected by COVID-19 than higher education. There is growing recognition that reopening the densely populated communities of higher education will require surveillance technologies, but many of these technologies pose threats to the privacy of the very students, faculty, and staff they are meant to protect. The authors have a history of working with our institution’s governing bodies to provide ethical guidance on the use of technologies, especially including those with significant implications for privacy. Here, we draw on that experience to provide guidelines for using surveillance technologies to reopen college campuses safely and responsibly, even under the specter of covid. We aim to generalize our recommendations, so they are sensitive to the practical realities and constraints that universities face.

scholarly journals “It’ll Grow Organically and Naturally": The Reciprocal Relationship between Student Groups and Disability Studies on College Campuses

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allegra Stout ◽  
Ariel Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Faculty And Staff

<p>Although few colleges and universities offer undergraduate disability studies curricula, our own experiences suggest that higher education settings provide opportunities for students to engage with and act upon disability studies theories and concepts. To learn more about the interactions between undergraduate student groups and disability studies, we interviewed students and faculty on three campuses. We found that students not only access disability studies theory through both formal and informal means, but that they also actively engage with it to develop their understandings of disability and interpret their experiences. Additionally, student groups educate their campus communities by advocating for the inclusion of disability studies in curricula, sharing their perspectives in the classroom, and hosting events related to disability studies. Through these activities, often in collaboration with faculty and staff, students forge reciprocal relationships between their activism and the field of disability studies.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Student groups, activism, advocacy, narrative, undergraduate education</p>

scholarly journals Exploring Perceptions of Age Friendliness Across Different Campus Constituent Groups

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Author(s):  
Celeste Beaulieu ◽  
Nina Silverstein ◽  
Lauren Bowen ◽  
Susan Whitbourne ◽  
Joann Montepare
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Learning Centers ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Survey Questions ◽  
Faculty And Staff

Abstract College campuses are typically considered as environments for adults ages 18-24, even though campuses are comprised of faculty, staff, students, and lifelong learners of all ages. Each group may experience the campus environment differently due to their differing roles. Faculty, staff and students from 21 participating designated Age Friendly Universities across the country answered survey questions on age friendliness, AFU awareness, and on campus practice items. Crosstab analyses show that constituent groups are equally aware of their university as an AFU (6% of each group). Students perceived their university as more age friendly (M=3.47, SD=0.73) compared to faculty and staff, the latter having the lowest perceived friendliness (M=3.27, SD=0.63). Specific age friendly practices show that staff members had markedly different perceptions of the institution’s age friendly practices. AFUs need to consider higher education environments as workplaces as well as learning centers to make policies age friendly for all groups.

Advising the Millennial Generation

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Keeling
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
History Of

In Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 (1991), William Strauss and Neil Howe articulated their idea of generations. In Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation 2000, they expanded significantly on the Millennial generation. The first wave of Millennials hit college campuses in the fall of 2000. These students will leave their mark on higher education and academic advising. Academic advisors aware of generational patterns and tendencies will be more effective when working with students. In this article, I discuss the concept of generations, define the Millennial generation, discuss this generation's impact on academic advising, and propose some recommendations.

Commemorative spaces as means of enhancing campus diversity

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L. Riley ◽  
Patty Ann Bogue
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Campus Diversity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine commemorative spaces on college campuses as in/effective means of enhancing the collegiate communities’ wealth of diversity. Design/methodology/approach – This research is rooted in both rhetorical communication and higher education theories to maximize our study’s ability to identify potential problems and opportunities for improvement. Upon reviewing the higher education trend of creating commemorative spaces to preserve, educate and celebrate the rich history of minority groups, a case study is provided through which the authors caution about the spaces’ potential relational and rhetorical problems. Findings – This case study reveals that the context and visual rhetoric of a commemorative space is related to its perceived message (whether intended or unintended) and utility in enhancing campus diversity. Originality/value – Explanations and suggestions regarding openings for future understanding, progress and collaboration among institutions of higher education and within their student body communities are provided.

Mixed Foundations: Supporting and Empowering Multiracial Student Organizations

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-85
Author(s):  
Victoria K. Malaney ◽  
Kendra Danowski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Student Organizations ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Working Through

This paper presents an overview of multiracial student organizing and organizations on college campuses. The authors address common challenges that multiracial student organizations face in higher education, how student affairs staff can challenge institutional practices that perpetuate monoracism, and how to support and empower mixed race students to effectively develop strong leadership skills. Several recommendations for working through political and administrative hurdles are also provided.

1. Controversial Speakers, Moral Disagreements, and the Middlebury Moment

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Ashley Floyd Kuntz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Moral Epistemology ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Free Inquiry ◽  
The Right

Abstract Student protests have developed on campuses throughout the country in response to controversial speakers. Overwhelmingly, these protests have been framed as conflicts over the right to free speech and the importance of free inquiry on college campuses. This essay reframes conflicts like these as moral disagreements over the role of individuals and institutions in producing and disseminating knowledge that supports or undermines justice within a pluralistic, democratic society. Using the specific case of Charles Murray’s visit to Middlebury College in spring 2017 and drawing insight from social moral epistemology, the essay aims to clarify the moral concerns at stake in clashes over controversial speakers and to identify possibilities to advance the moral aims of institutions of higher education in response to such events.

Book Review: The Shaping of American Higher Education

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary H. Knock
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early History ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
Broad Understanding

In the introduction of this book, Arthur Cohen states that The Shaping of American Higher Education is less a history than a synthesis. While accurate, this depiction in no way detracts from the value of the book. This work synthesizes the first three centuries of development of high-er education in the United States. A number of books detail the early history of the American collegiate system; however, this book also pro-vides an up-to-date account of developments and context for under-standing the transformation of American higher education in the last quarter century. A broad understanding of the book’s subtitle, Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System, is truly realized by the reader.

Thyrsa Wealtheow Amos: The Dean of Deans

NASPA Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Herdlein
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Student Personnel ◽  
Dean Of Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
Personnel Administration ◽  
The University

The scholarship of student affairs has neglected to carefully review its contextual past and, in the process, failed to fully integrate historical research into practice. The story of Thyrsa Wealtheow Amos and the history of the Dean of Women’s Program at the University of Pittsburgh,1919–41, helps us to reflect on the true reality of our work in higher education. Although seemingly a time in the distant past, Thyrsa Amos embodied the spirit of student personnel administration that shines ever so bright to thisd ay. The purpose of this research is to provide some of thatcontext and remind us of the values that serve as foundations of the profession.

History of Universities

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Reference Material ◽  
Review Essay ◽  
Original Research ◽  
University Reform ◽  
History Of Higher Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
Queens College ◽  
History Of Universities

This issue of the history of universities contains, as usual, an interesting mix of learned articles and book reviews covering topics related to the history of higher education. The volume combines original research and reference material. This issue includes articles on the topics of Alard Palenc; Joseph Belcher and Latin at Harvard; Queens College in Massachusetts; and university reform in Europe. The text includes a review essay as well as the usual book reviews.

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